Some critics have said that Keiser abandoned maxcoin, leaving its reputation – and price – up to the whims of market movers.

Keiser conceded that the development team was “overwhelmed at the launch”. However, he rejected the idea that the project was a failure and said that things are still going on behind the scenes that could produce some positive results if successful. [...] “we’ll see a return to the old highs before the end of the year” and that “it’s probably a good buy at these levels”.